The New Adventures of Old Christine Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 5 (2009)

• Season 5 Episode 9: I Love Woo, I Hate You

  Fearful that he might propose to her, Barb insists that Christine join her on a date with Dave; Richard realizes he must woo New Christine to get her back.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Love Means Never Having to Say You're Crazy

  Christine sets Richard up with a beautiful woman who works out at her gym; Richard's friend Tom continues to try to woo Christine.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Nuts

  Max (Eric McCormack) tries to teach Christine to follow through rather than quit when things get too hard.

• Season 5 Episode 6: The Curious Case of Britney B

  The most popular girl in school asks Ritchie to a dance; Richard and Matthew try to force an elderly tenant out of an apartment they want to rent.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Dr. Little Man

  Christine begins a complicated relationship with the doctor (Eric McCormack) who shares Matthew's office space.

• Season 5 Episode 4: For Love or Money

  Christine hires an aggressive divorce attorney (Corbin Bernsen) who convinces her that Barb owes her alimony.

• Season 5 Episode 3: The Mole

  After discovering a suspicious mole, Christine panics when she cannot get into a doctor's office fast enough; Richard decides to move back in with New Christine.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Burning Love

  Richard and Christine are shocked when they realize how much their college buddies have aged.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Bahamian Rhapsody

  Christine and Matthew fly to the Bahamas to help Barb get an illegal visa.

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 4 (2008 - 2009)

• Season 4 Episode 22: Love: A Cautionary Tale

  While attending Richard's wedding, Christine and Jeff's feelings for each other re-emerge, and she discovers a secret about him in the process

• Season 4 Episode 21: The Old Maid of Honor

  Christine tries to convince everyone that she is comfortable with Richard's remarriage; New Christine's sister hooks up with Matthew.

• Season 4 Episode 20: He Ain't Heavy

  Matthew wants to lose weight, but finds Christine's help disappointing, while Richard regrets asking Ritchie to air his grievances. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars

• Season 4 Episode 19: Hair

  Christine is accused of being responsible for an outbreak of lice at Westbridge, and she decides to pull out Ritchie and send him to a public school

• Season 4 Episode 18: A Change of Heart/Pants

  Christine and Richard help Marly and Lindsay through their labours, bringing memories of Ritchie's birth to the surface - and a rekindling the couple's romance

• Season 4 Episode 17: Too Close for Christine

  Scatterbrain mother Francie, a new parent at Ritchie's school, flatters Christine by turning to her for guidance. Drama, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Wanda Sykes

• Season 4 Episode 16: Honey, I Ran Over the Kid

  Ritchie hurts himself at a skateboarding party, causing Christine to accuse Richard of bad parenting, and the pair compete to prove each other wrong

• Season 4 Episode 15: Reckless Abandonment

  When Matthew and Barb both decide to move out of the house and Ritchie leaves for a sleep-away science camp, Christine tries to prove her independence

• Season 4 Episode 14: What Happens in Vegas Is Disgusting in Vegas

  Barb and Christine throw a bachelorette party in Las Vegas for New Christine, and discover she has a wild side completely at odds with her usual up-tight personality

• Season 4 Episode 13: Notes on a 7th Grade Scandal

  While trying to make a good impression at Ritchie's Junior High Parents' Orientation, Christine recognises one of the fathers as someone who caused her grief during her childhood

• Season 4 Episode 12: Happy Endings

  Part two of two. Having forfeited their gym membership in protest at its policy toward gay people, Christine and Barb turn their building into a day spa

• Season 4 Episode 11: Unidentified Funk

  Barb and the divorcee fears they may lose the gym when they are informed they have broken a their contract with the parent company of the franchise

• Season 4 Episode 10: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

  The divorcee visits Matthew's parents' home for Thanksgiving, where his mother makes it clear that she disapproves of her

• Season 4 Episode 9: Rage Against the Christine

  The divorcee's relationship with Patrick is going well and she thinks she has found the perfect man - until he loses against her in a friendly game of tennis

• Season 4 Episode 8: Self-Esteem Tempura

  When a talent scout recruits Ritchie to audition for a commercial after seeing his standout performance in the school play, Christine is thrilled, but Richard refuses to allow it.

• Season 4 Episode 7: So You Think You Can Date

  Patrick and Christine's relationship continues to go smoothly, and Patrick learns to tolerate Richard's constant presence in her life

• Season 4 Episode 6: Tie Me Up, Don't Tie Me Down

  Christine and Barb go out on a casual double date with two men they met at a video store, but when one of the dates goes better than the other, jealousy arises.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Everyone Says I Love You Except Ritchie

  The divorcee panics when Ritchie stops saying 'I love you', and seeks advice from Matthew

• Season 4 Episode 4: Snakes on a Date

  Christine agrees to a date with a children's entertainer who specializes in reptile parties, hoping to help Ritchie get into the Reptile Club.

• Season 4 Episode 3: White Like Me

  When Barb is profiled in a local magazine, it brings significant new business to the gym, most of it from black women

• Season 4 Episode 2: How I Hate Your Mother

  The divorcee finds herself in a positive frame of mind regarding Richard and New Christine's engagement - until he asks her to return his mother's ring

• Season 4 Episode 1: A Decent Proposal

  As her divorce from Pete is finalised, Barb discovers her immigration status is under threat, and faces returning home to the Bahamas until the matter is resolved

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 3 (2008)

• Season 3 Episode 10: One and a Half Men

  The divorcee begins using testosterone cream to control her hormones when her gynaecologist suggests she may be experiencing perimenopause

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Happy Couple

  Barb and Matthew pretend they are inseparable when Christine tries to keep them apart

• Season 3 Episode 8: Burning Down the House

  The divorcee tries to act more impetuously in a bid to make Barb think she is cool. Comedy, starring Julia-Louis Dreyfuss

• Season 3 Episode 7: House

  After discovering Richard and New Christine bought her dream house, the divorcee begins to feel genuinely pleased for the couple

• Season 3 Episode 6: The New Adventures of Old Christine

  Christine reluctantly agrees to let New Christine fix her up with a blind date.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

  Christine tries to get over her breakup with Mr. Harris; Matthew realizes his intimacy issues stem from his co-dependency on his sister.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Traffic

  After promising to accompany Mr Harris to an important occasion, Christine leaves him in the lurch when Ritchie's soccer game overruns, and the couple decide to split up

• Season 3 Episode 3: Popular

  Christine endures a role-reversal when she is dubbed a 'meanie mum' by another parent at Ritchie's school who has taken a shine to Marly and Lindsay

• Season 3 Episode 2: Beauty Is Only Spanx Deep

  After witnessing a waitress flirting with Daniel, Christine visits a cosmetic surgeon for advice, and Richard accidentally proposes to New Christine

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Big Bang

  After Christine takes care to establish her relationship with Mr Harris before taking it to the next level, Barb suddenly gives her reason to worry. Drama, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Wanda Sykes

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 2 (2006 - 2007)

• Season 2 Episode 22: Friends

  Barb, Richard, Matthew and Christine follow Ritchie on his school camping trip, but end up annoying each other while staying in a seedy hotel

• Season 2 Episode 21: Frasier

  The divorcee realises she might have spoiled her chances of dating Mr Harris after a wreckless night out. Last in series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Farrington

• Season 2 Episode 20: My Big Fat Sober Wedding

  Christine attends a wedding with Richard and Barb. However, the occasion proves stressful for the singleton when she is unable to drink alcohol because of her driving duties

• Season 2 Episode 19: Faith Off

  Christine struggles to resist getting involved when Lindsay hires Richard to design her new bathroom, and the ex-couple argue over who should give Ritchie a sex education talk

• Season 2 Episode 18: The Real Thing

  Christine attempts to send Barb an e-mail about Mr Harris but accidentally sends it to all the parents at Richie's school, putting the teacher's job at risk

• Season 2 Episode 17: Strange Bedfellows

  The divorcee backs an environmental cause in an attempt to become politically active, while Richard and Barb come to an agreement over some embarrassing secrets

• Season 2 Episode 16: Undercover Brother

  Richard's brother pays a visit and discloses a secret. However, Christine proves that she is the wrong person to be trusted with the news

• Season 2 Episode 15: Sleepless in Mar Vista

  Christine's new sleeping medication makes her behave more irrationally then usual and she finds herself rekindling an old romance with Burton

• Season 2 Episode 14: Let Him Eat Cake

  Richard's birthday causes problems when Old Christine spites her rival and informs her ex-husband she was the brains behind the present he received

• Season 2 Episode 13: Endless Shrimp, Endless Night

  Christine decides to interfere in Matthew's lovelife when she meets his ex-girlfriend, and Richard hopes to impress Ritchie with his new contracting job

• Season 2 Episode 12: Ritchie Scores

  In an effort to teach the value of competition and improve social skills, Richard signs Ritchie up to the local football team. However, Christine shows her displeasure at the idea

• Season 2 Episode 11: Crash

  Christine and Marly argue after getting into a fender bender in the school parking lot; with her car in the shop, Christine must rent a luxury SUV.

• Season 2 Episode 10: What About Barb?

  Christine struggles to adjust to her new working relationship with Barb, while at home she attempts to find a nanny for Ritchie following his father's decision to go away

• Season 2 Episode 9: Mission: Impossible

  The gym owner becomes jealous when Ritchie has more fun with his father, and orders them to carry out a school project during their time together

• Season 2 Episode 8: Women 'N Tuition

  The single mother enters into an arrangement with Barb after encountering money problems, and following a video message from his past, Matthew decides to make something of his life

• Season 2 Episode 7: Playdate With Destiny

  Ritchie's raffle prize of a playdate with his teacher (Blair Underwood) thrills Christine, until Richard's prescheduled father-son plans threaten to spoil the fun.

• Season 2 Episode 6: The Champ

  Christine cannot help but find Stan irresistible and decides to explain her feelings to Richard. Meanwhile, Matthew ends up on a date from hell

• Season 2 Episode 5: Separation Anxiety

  After divorcing her husband Barb moves in with Christine, forcing Matthew to move in to his nephew Ritchie's room, whom he realises has some very strange habits

• Season 2 Episode 4: Oh God, Yes

  Richard and new girlfriend Christine take Ritchie to church without consulting his mother, who is left to explain her opposition to religion

• Season 2 Episode 3: Come to Papa Jeff

  Part two of two. The single mother is shocked when she finds out that the new man she is dating is not only New Christine's father, but also a grandfather

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Answer Is Maybe

  Part one of two. Christine meets a handsome man while making a surprise visit to her namesake, and accepts his offer of a hot date

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Passion of the Christine

  Ritchie notices that Richard is spending more time at his house and tells his teacher that his parents may be getting back together. When Christine informs Richard of the situation he suggests they give the relationship another try

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 1 (2006)

• Season 1 Episode 13: A Fair to Remember

  While volunteering at the spring carnival at Ritchie's school, Christine is excited to learn there is an attractive new dad on the scene - her ex-boyfriend Burton. However, her hopes for a reunion are short-lived when it turns out he has a new girlfriend. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars

• Season 1 Episode 12: Some of My Best Friends Are Portuguese

  Christine is overjoyed to meet down-to-earth Belinda after being shunned by the sophisticated mums of Ritchie's private school - but her new friend's job isn't quite what she had expected

• Season 1 Episode 11: Exile on Lame Street

  Richard wants to take Ritchie to a Rolling Stones concert - but Christine objects, fearing her son is too young to be exposed to the influence of the veteran rockers

• Season 1 Episode 10: No Fault Divorce

  The divorced mum's former marriage counsellor visits the gym, leading to some awkward moments. Meanwhile, Matthew discovers Christine's wedding video in a box of old photo albums

• Season 1 Episode 9: Ritchie Has Two Mommies

  Christine tries to act maturely as Richard brings his new girlfriend, younger Christine, to breakfast with Ritchie so they can get to know each other. Things get tricky at parents' evening when her attempt to make a good impression is thrown off course after encountering her ex-husband's new squeeze

• Season 1 Episode 8: Teach Your Children Well

  The single mum feels the pressure to throw an extravagant party for Ritchie's ninth birthday children to impress his wealthy school friends. However, after a meeting with an events planner, she retreats and holds a traditional arts and crafts evening - with mixed results

• Season 1 Episode 7: A Long Day's Journey Into Stan

  Everyone expects Christine to crumble emotionally after her break-up, but she insists all she needs is some quality time alone

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Other F Word

  The divorcee helps diversify Ritchie's school friends after she grows concerned about the uniformity of his classmates. Comedy, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Trevor Gagnon

• Season 1 Episode 5: I'll Show You Mine

  After 10 dates, Burton is keen to take his relationship with Christine to the next level, but she is reluctant at first to let him meet her son so soon

• Season 1 Episode 4: One Toe Over the Line, Sweet Jesus

  Richard vows to sabotage Christine's evening with Burton, after Matthew tells him his ex-wife has enjoyed five dates with the lawyer. However, an apology is not far behind when he invites the couple to dinner with him and younger Christine

• Season 1 Episode 3: Open Water

  When Christine lets Barb set her up on a blind date after learning that her friend was responsible for getting Richard and his new girlfriend together, she finds love in the strangest of places. Meanwhile, Matthew takes Ritchie to swimming lessons

• Season 1 Episode 2: Supertramp

  When Christine learns her ex-husband Richard is enjoying a new relationship with another Christine, she decides to seek out love

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  On the first day at Ritchie's new school, Christine is mortified to discover her ex-husband Richard is dating a pleasant younger model - also named Christine. Comedy, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Clark Gregg